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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1894)
THE OMADA DAILY BEE ; I UNPAY. JUNE 17. 1801. BOW THEY TREAT NEBRASKA r. Webster Believes the Railroads Have Hot Been Magnanimous , DISCUSSION OF EXISTING RATES Contention that Maximum freight Tariffs Iluvo Not Jloen 1'lxcil Too I.inv Ar- gttincntfi In tlio CHUM M y Ho Completed Tomorrow. John L. Webster resumed hlji argument on the maximum freight rale case In the federal [ 1 court yesterday In behalf of the State Hoard ot Transportation and took \'f > the question of rates on sugar and California canned goods , saying : "It appears from the testimony ot Utt that the railway companies have for a long time been carrying sugar from San Fran cisco to the MIsEOuri river for G3 cents In order to allow Sprcckles to put his sugar upon the Omaha and Lincoln markets In competition with sugar from the markets ot New Orleans and New York. Ho con sidered the rate given Sprcckles to bo very low by comparison , for that haul was greater than the haul would bo cither from New York or Now Orleans. It was conceded , however , that the Missouri river points could procure all the sugar needed from southern and eastern markets. The people were not benefited by having the Sprcckles sugar put upon the market. The Inw rate given to Sprecklcs was not to reduce the price ot sugar In the Omaha market , but sliriply to allow Mr. Sprccklea to unload his sugar at Omaha and fiavq a share In the business. Ono of two conclusions must be drawn from this confession ot Mr , Utt. Either the rail way companies were showing a favoritism to Mr. Sprccklo4 or the rate Allowed Mr. Sprecklcs was oue that yielded ; to the rail way companies reasonable''compensation. "It appeared from the lestljnony of Mr. Dllworth that tUu railway companies did not eitend this llko favoritism or kljid considera tion to the consumers ot sugar that were liv ing out lu the state of Nebraska. If the consignee of a cargo of sugar was at sotno interior town of the state the railway com pany would haul the car directly by the town to which it was consigned and carry it on to the Missouri river , charging the consignee the full rate from San Francisco to the Missouri river , and then haul the car back from the Missouri river to the point of destination , and add on the local rate of the return haul , to the through rate from San Francisco to the Missouri river , or In some Instances the railway company would drop off the car at the point of consignment , but would add on to the way-bill the Items of freight as If the car had been carried to the Missouri river andreturned , to the point of destination. " . ' Turning his attention to local rates charged In Nebraska , the defendant's attorney said : "Wo have heretofore mentioned that the rates established by the maximum freight law bear favorable comparison with the rates existing in Wisconsin , Minnesota , DahoUs and Kansas. In that connection we drew at tention to the fact that the present local rates In Nebraska are about 40 per cent higher than In the state above named. Wo wlslj now more particularly to draw a com parison between the local rates charged In Nebraska with ttlio local rates charged In the neighboring state of Iowa. Both Iowa and Nebraska are chiefly agricultural and grazing states. It Is true that the entlro population of Iowa Is greater than the entlro population Nebraska , but the traveler over the two states will observe that the population of Nebraska fn th Clatto valley , through which the- Union pacific road runs , and In the tSlkhornvallcy IjrDugli which the Fremont & ; Elkhprn runs , nnd in the South Platte country , through whfclfrmost of'thk branches of the Durllngton road run , are about as thickly populated as Is the territory in the state of Iowa. The thinly sctttled portions of Nebraska are In the western , ' margin of the state through which there are no railroads except * the extensions of lh main lines Into foreign territory. "Tho testimony of thoVallWay engineers , 3 , E. House and Mr. Wakcflold , shows that the topography ot Iowa is moro rugged than that of Nebraska , oncf would naturally require more capital to construct railways over In that state. " RAILWAY COAL DILLS. Ho then took up the cost ot coal and trans portation thereof to the railways and read the testimony of John n. Utt , to the effect that It cost Nebraska railways $1.50 per ton more for coal that 'they paid In neighboring eastern states. Ho contended that Utt'a statements were mere guess work , based on no facts whatever , and continued by sayIng - Ing : "It happens , however , that all the roads traversing the state of Nebraska reach mines on tta western border. The Fremont & Elkhorn reaches mines in north western Nebraska and Dakota. The Durllngton roaches Its own coal mines In Colorado and In Dakota. The Union Pacific company reaches Its own coal mines in "Wyoming. The cost of transportation of coal by the railway companies Is compara tively nothing. Air. Utt'a computation was based upon tlio tariff rates charged to other people for hauling coal. The > cost to the railway companies for haullng'coal Is an entirely different thing. They pay out netting. They use their own I cars , their own engines , their own tracks , ' their own employes. In many instances tie coal Is hauled In return .cars that would otherwise 1 > o empty 'and itf * connection with trains carrying other1 freight , so that the cost of the transportation ot the coal In the state of Nebraska for the use and benefit ot the railway companies Is not $1.50 a ton , as Mated by Mr. Utt , but a mere nominal sum. The fact Is that U cost the Union Pacific Hallway company In Nebraska no more than it cost the Durllngton road In the state of Iowa for fuel. " Mr , Webster stated that the Union Pacific road only paid $1.40 per ton for Its coal , and then sold It at all points In this state for $6 to $7 per ton. It seemed to him that the "Union Pacific cpmpany has a clear profit of from $1.50 t'o $5.50 on every ton of coal It Bells In tbo state ot Nebraska. There are hundreds ot thousands of tons of this coal used In this state. Instead of the ques tion of coal being an extra expense to the "Union Pacific company , It Is made a source ot revenue of more than $1,000,000 n year In the state of Nebraska alono. It the coal question la to eftec't , ' the local tariff rates at all , In view of all the facts , it would justify lower local rates in the state ot Ne braska than are charged In the stata of Iowa. "It has been frequently given out that the local business ot tho' railway companies Is unprofitable , Mr. William Itandall , freight njnd ticket auditor of the I ) . & M. road In , Nebraska , and the first witness called by the complainants upon the subject of the arnlngs from local business , as compared to the cost ot transportation , stated that the local freight earnings of the D. & M. com pany for the year 1S92 were $1,353,036 59 , and that the operating expenses , including taxes , $972,183,70. "U will bo seen from this statement of Mr. Handall that hero was a clear profit over operating expenses , Including taxes , ot nearly 100 per cent on the local business ot the llurllngton company In 1S92. "Mr. James O. Taylor , auditor and as sistant treasurer ot the D. & M. road In Nf > - liraska , furnished a table , from which some Interesting facts are ascertained : .AveraKo cost per ton f r mil" . IncluilInK taxrs : llnnit wfst of Missouri river , . , 939 rent * . Within the state nt Nchriuka K79 cfiiti. Nruruika .proper ( local lU luri < ) , . . . .1.174 cent * . .AvcraKO rut per Ion per mlle ruriml : Hoail wet o ( Mliwourl river 1.340 cents. Within the Btalo ot Nebraska , .1.333 cent * . Neuniskn proper 107S centi. "U will be observed from a comparison ot the above figures that the earnings ot the ] ] urlUigton > company on all their systems west ot tlio Mlusourl river , as well as upon ( he local business In the ntato of Nebraska , U nearly 100 per cent over and above the test of traniportaUon. Including taxes. imams OP UNION PACIFIC. Mr. Wobiter then took up the question ot the annual profits and general business ot the Union Pacific , submitting the follow- ) ng figure" from the report of the Pattlion committee : "In 1880 the Union Pacific railway , a * a whole , aided and unaided , was earning ,1 about 30 per cent at Iti cost of reproduction , - - ' , In US4 1U uct earning * were ID nor cent. Again , ( n speaking of the earnings for the year * 1SSO , 1881 , 1882 and 1833 : The uromi receipt * for thena four yenr wen- . . . 5Wm.M M Thn operating xp nie for the tnmf period . . . . . , < i1US Ix > nvlnir ni net rinilnga . . . . . .JI5S3I,9S ( ! U "Again on page 835 : From the lt of Jnnunry , 1MI , to the liit or January , 1887 , the KTOM earnings of the Union 1'ncinc IIIXVP Iren . ttt.2tt.11Ml The operating cxpenaea . H. JS IS These statements show the earnings were , during nil these yean , nearly double the op erating expenses , or nearly 100 per cent not profit. This ratio of net profit continued until that company began wasting surplus earnings In bad Investments and useless branches , hereinafter moro particularly shown. "Tho amount of profits earned by the B. & M.were so great nnd Its dividends so largo that It Issued dividend stock to absorb Its surplus earnings In that way. " In discussing the cost per mile of the various roads , Mr. Webster said : "Thero Isj sufficient testimony jn this record to justify the conclusion that the average cost of reproduction or value of Its roads In the state of Nebraska docs not exceed $20,000 per mile. Including right-of- way , railway tracks , equipment , stntlon houses , telegraph lines nnd terminal prop erties. On such a valuation the B. & M. Hallroad In Nebraska In the year 1892 made n net earning of over 37 per cent , and the Union Pacific Hallway company mndo a not earning of over 20 per cent. " Mr. Webster spoke only a short time In the afternoon nnd court adjourned until Mon day morning. Ho continued on the subject of the cost of construction ana made cstlmntes from the figures furnished by three experts. Virgil O. Boguc , who Is nn ex-engineer for the Union 1'aclllc , estimated the cost per mile at $15SS5.CO ; Lester Wakcfleld at $13- 018.41 , and J. E. House at $13,445.40. The differences In these figures Is caused by the difference In estimating the cost of equip ment for the different lines of road. Concerning the annual net earnings of roads In Nebraska , Mr. Webster said : " \V. A. Dllworth , who all through this case has been accepted by all parties as a qualified expert upon such matters , and who has been frequently called by nil parties to this litigation to sustain .the .respective Issues In the case , prepared a table 'setting forth the mltcago of the main lines of sev eral of the roads' and the net earnings per mlle of the said roads and the percentage of not profit upon a valuation of $13,000 and $20,000 per mile , respectively. From that table It appears that the earnings pf the B. & M. in Nebraska for 1892 on the -mileage valuation of $20,000 per mlle wcro 37.7 per cent , and the earnings of the Union Pacific main line were 26.9 per cent. The correctness of that tnbulatod state ment of Mr Dllnorth has not been questioned by any witness In this case. It stands ns an admitted fact. Why , In less than three years the not profit on the main line of theB. . & M. In Nebraska would reproduce - produce Its line of road with all Its equip * inont and leave a surplus. This enormous profit on the main line of the Union Pacific would In four years reproduce its main line from the Missouri river to the Wyoming border , Including Its rolling stock , station ho use a , telegraph lines , etc. It Is in thN face of this admitted state of facts upon the record that the B. & M. railroad Is contend ing that the state law , which would reduce Ita general Income 4.2 pep cent , and the Union Pacific company only 2 per cent , would amount to the confiscation ot their railroad properties. " COST OF OPERATION. Ho then discussed the Items relating to the cost of operating railways , which he des ignated as being placed at too high figures. The following table was submitted to show the earnings of the Union Pacific : The gross earnings In 18S9 were..flO,9ll,053 Working expenses , 18S3 . 25,020,565 Profit . . $15,320,503 59 4-5 per cent. Grosa earnings In 1890 were . $11.538,201 Working expenses , 1890 , . 30,035,927 Profit . $13,902,374 43 1-3 per cent. Orosi earnings In 1891 . $44.600.730 Working- expenses , 1891 . , . 2SCSO,548 Profit . .i.nt'y { . v. . . $15,920,182 K5& per cent. Gross earnings ln"1892. . ( . $ l'3,02".176 ' Working expenses , 1892 . . . ! S,51J.810 Profit . 10,511,330 670-7 per-cent. "Aside from these enormous percentages of earnlncs , over and above the expense of operation , It will further bo noted that * there was a constant Increase of earnings of the Union Pacific system during each of : > these years , and during the last three .years a marked decrease in operating expanses. This table shows that the Union vPaclflc system , during these years , was Increasing Its Income. " , < . Mr. V/ebster then explained the injustice of the Union Pacific company's charging shippers on the main line tariff rates large enough to allow the road to pay deficits on its branch lines out of Its main Una learn ings. Ho spoke of the assistance given , the Union Pacific by the government and the enormous land grants given the company when It was building through the new west ern country. Ho discussed the same ( ques tions as relating to the other Nebraska roads and sold that the railways of this state are capitalized at much more than their actual value or cost and In some- In stances the capitalization Is four times as great as the value of the property. He claimed that the capitalization of the rail ways cannot properly bo made the basis ot . determining tbo value of the property jar the basis of the tariff rate the company Is entitled to charge. The bondholders have no right to Insist that a .maximum freight law Is un reasonably low upon the. suggestion that It \rnay not nllow the railroads to earn suf ficient money to pay the. Interest upon the bonded debt , and the attorney also nrgued that the owners of watered capitalization have no right to bo heard as to what shall constitute a proper maximum freight rato. Ho thought that the maximum freight law only affects , on an average , 20 _ per cent of ( lie entire tonnage carried , In' Nebraska by the respective railway companies , and that the ratio ot local business In Nebraska on the Union Pacific road to the entlro amount of the business of the road In Nebraska Is 15 per cent. HAVE SPOKEN TOO SOON. "This law , of which these stockholders of the railway companies complain , " concluded Mr. Webster , "has never been put Into oper ation. Complainants , therefore , are bound to rest In the field ot speculation and uncer tainty as to whether or no there would be the small diminution ot Income as set down In the preceding table. "Who can say that the net Income of the companies would be affected by the enforce ment ot this law ? The complalnanta have not examined a single witness to show that there would bo any actual losi to the com panies by the enforcement of this Inw , Their sldo of this record Is silent upon this sub ject. Yet they are before the court asking this court to adjudicate that the tntoree- nient of this law would so seriously Impair the Income ot these companies as to amount to an unlawful confiscation of their property. "What the railway companies In this state should have dailo was to watt until the effect of this law was tested. Then If they had reason to complalu to come before the court with a knowledge based on experience. I stand here protesting that neither the rail way companies nor the courts have a rght | to adjudicate In advance that the enforce ment ot this law would produce a reduction In revenue , when the railway companies do not know It. and the court can't know It. " It Is likely that the arguments will have to be finished by Monday evening , as Judge Dundy said ho might adjourn then for sev eral days. Judge Woolworth and Attorney General Hastings will apeak before the case U closed. _ _ Elegant music today , Courtland bench. Hiinncuni I'urk Conrert. The concert at Hanscom park at 3 o'clock this afternoon will be given by the Fort Omaha Military band. The program Is : March Ullle Iteglment. . . . Housu Htflect Ion Opera Macbeth . . . . . . . .Verdi Waltzea Irene . , . , . Dennett Potpourri A my Chaplain. . . . . . . . .Mlloecttr ! ] March High School Cadets ( by request ) Overture Frn Dlavolo . Auber Selection Cnvallerla Ituxtlciinn..Mascagnl Descriptive Fantuale In the Clock 8 to re . i. . . . , . Orth March OIlmore'H Triumphal . Brooke Helectlon-Attlla . . . . . . . . . .Vcrdl Chilian Dance Mununa . . ; . Mlssud Patrol Yankee . . . Mlssud Take a lm at Courtland today. Tr ti i nrrtf t n HIM t inr nrsvrn TREATED AS BELLIGERENTS Nebraska Frco Silver Democrat * Too Strong to Bo Counted Rotala. WILL BE OFFERED THE OLIVE BRANCH Hut They Say the Fight Is to Ho Ono With out Quarter Stnto Conference In Oiunlm thU Week Its 1'rob- nblo IVnturoK. < The democrats of the state , or at least these who have had the courage to cut loose from the apron strings of the administration and declare themselves upon the party Is sues , are coming to town to convene In con vention for the purpose of , wedging some new planks Into the old platform of the party. These democrats will begin to ar- rlvo In Omaha next Wednesday , and Thurs day afternoon at 2 o'clock they will mrct In Exposition hall , where they will begin their deliberations. The Indications at this tlmo are that the convention will have at least COO delegates upon the floor , with several thousand de serters from the old ship occupying scats In the lobby , cheering the workers on In their efforts R > cut away from the Cleveland rule. Special trains will bo run from Nebraska City on the south , Grand Island on the > west and Sioux City on the north. As annouined by the chairman of the cxcc- utlvo committee the main purpose of this convention Is to hew out and nt Into the democratic party platform of this state a frco nnd unlimited sliver coinage plank and then send a copy of the reconstructed plat form down to Washington , there to bo pre sented to Grover Cleveland and congress with the compliments of the democrats of the state of Nebraska. As soon as , the conven tion meets the leader of the movement. J. E. Ong. will call the gathering to order , after which ho will touch off a supply of frco silver oratory which he has bottled up for the occasion. Then ho will suggest the propriety of a committee on resolutions to formulate something for the dpmocratlc end of the fall campaign. This having been disposed of , there will bo an opportunity offered for the 'antl-admlnlslratlon demo crats to tell how they have suffered for the offices and have got them not. It Is not thought that the committee on resolutions will bo closeted for any great length of time , as It Is practically understood that the text of the silver plank has been agreed upon and Is already In shape for presentation. While the call for the meeting carries the Idea that silver will bo the only Issue , dem ocrats who are high up In authority and speak by book volunteer the Information that there will be other subjects of vast Im portance brought up for discussion and dis position long before an adjournment can bo reached. Apportionment In the next con gressional and state conventions may be handled , while ways and means for keeping the anti-end of the party together until It can pull through the next campaign Is not liable to be left alono. All of the old democratic war horses from the Interior of the state are being groomed , and as soon as the convention gets the sil ver question out of the way they will pfungo Injo the arena with the bits In their teeth , where they will demand that In fu ture when public pap Is to bo doled out they shall be consulted. Instead of having the whole matter left In the hands of one or two men who are not In touch with the rank and fllo of the party. It Is conceded on nil sides that this will bring on one of the pret tiest fights that has over been seen In Omaha for many a long day , but the sllverltes admit that they do not care how soon the fight Is brought on , nor do they care how bitterly It Is waged , for , according to their own statements , they have girded up their loins , stuck their long knives into their boot legs and are ready for the fray. LADEN WITH OLIVE BRANCHES. , Democrats -who have banked -on the ad-1 ministration have snuffed this danger from afar and already they are watching the movements of the hosts , that the Information may be conveyed to the wigwam of their great chief at Washington. On the day of the convention they will be on hand In full force , not armed with scalping knives , but with ollvo branches , ready to bo held out to the men who have watched and waited for the' letter which never came. As the dele gates to the convention are not In need of ollvo branches they will Ignore any ad vances made by the Cleveland men and Mor- tonltes. sticking to free silver and Bryan as close as they wo.uld to a , long lost brother. An Invitation 'is extended to the general public to attend the meeting , and It Is stated that everybody , regardless of political af filiation , race , sex , or previous condition of servitude , will be made doubly welcome. Whllo this Invitation goes out to the general public , a special Invitation Is extended to editors of democratic newspapers , where said editors are favorable to free coinage. The headquarters of the delegates will be at the Paxton hotel , where the tickets 9f admission will be Issued by the committtco on invitation. All of the railroads centering In Omaha have made a rate otonei _ and one-third faro to spectators and visitors , as well as to the delegates. . It Is known that the afternoon session of the convention will bo devoted exclusively to business , but at the evening meeting there will bo music , red flro and oratory , as Congressman Bryan has said that ho wjjl be In attendance and deliver his speech on the proposition : "Wo favor the Immediate restoration of the free and unlimited cplnagp of gold and sliver at the present ratlq. with out waiting for the aid or consent ( of any other nation on the- face of the earth. ' , ' , h d Samosot Sleet tig. There will bo n debate on the question I "What Should Bo the Attitude of the Demo- ; cratlc Party on the Sliver Question ? " at the Samosct meeting tomorrow evening. Messrs. Ogden , West and Herdman will bo the de baters. Whooping Cough. There la no danger from this disease when Chamberlain's Cough remedy Is freely given. It liquefies the tough mucus and aidsex pectoration. It also lessons the severity and frequency of the paroxysms of coughIng - Ing , and Insures a spccdr recovery , There Is not the least danger In giving It to chil dren or babies , as It contains no Injurious substance. 25 and GO-cent bottles for sale by all druggists. _ ' Be sura you go to Courtland today. PESTERED BY WOMEN. ItotionH KucefMicd Why Wllllum 1'ruhui Kan Away from Oinuha. The pollco have not succeeded as yet In locating Frahm , the absconding bookkeeper ot the street railway company. Telegrams havo/ been sent to several towns und cities where It Is thought the absconder might go. Yesterday the ofllcers of the street railway company were busy checking up the pay roll records and so for have failed to nnd any shortage. "If Frahm stole from us ho was very cute about It , " Bald Secretary Goodrich. "We cannot tell anything yet until an expert goes over our whole set of books. " During the forenoon Mrs. Frahm called nt the power house and wept bitterly because "her Willie" had deserted her. It Is the general opinion In police circles that Frahm decided to shake Omaha's dust from his feet on account of having too many women on his list. Not a great while ago a woman living In the Black Hills wrote to Chief Seavcy re questing that ha frighten Frahm Into either writing her or coining back and living with her. Llko a great many other letters of this class received dally by the police , no attention was paid to the communication at the time. Now that Frahm has disappeared It Is supposed that this Dead wood woman came to Omaha and worried him 10 much that ho picked up a lew hundred dollar * and skipped , deserting both women. It will take an expert bookkeeper quite a whllo to go over the accounts and It will not be known for some time just how much cash the street car company la out. The police In the meantime will try to locate Frahm and bring him back. _ No I.ottury lu Our * . OMAHA , Juno 8. To the Editor of The Dee : To settle a dUpute , will you please In form me , through the medium ot The Buu-/ / day Bee. whether or nodjip United States governmpnt conducted a"Vbttery during the administration of I'resldenjE LJnco1n tor the purpose of raising funds .jtpr carrying on the war , or at any other Alma tor any other purpose ? Yours truly , ; ' , 2 CITIZEN. It did not. Lotteries yptft used tor rais ing funds for various puj-poaes In the early days ot the republic , but ( worq not conducted by the federal government , . . , I.ONO .AND SHORT jOUND8. i ifi JIu.no Mndo by Wnlglit Jifprctor | Wlilto Over Tricks of tynile. Inspector of Weights anilHMcanures Whlto Is engaged In a controversy" with sonic ot the local producers of nt lci B of table con sumption that are sold by , , measure. Ono film was found to have two sets of measures for putting up Its goods , one being ot the regular size and the other being based on what was called a "short gallon. " The "short gallon" contained only 85 per cent ot the regular gallon nnd It was found to bo In use very much of the time. The pack ages that wcro put up from each were labeled "gallon , " nnd the purchaser could not tell ono from the other unless ho hap pened to see them together and bo blessed with an exceedingly good eye. The Inspector specter said that tlio measures would have to bo destroyed and lawful ones substituted , but the manufacturer refused to agree to It. Ho said ho had a perfect right to do as ho was doing and Insisted that the dealers to whom he sold his goods ordered them that way. They know that It was a short gallon and were not deceived In any way In what they bought. The Inspector admitted that such might bo the case , but could not understand how the private consumer could know about It , and Insisted that it was nothing but a case of deception and swind ling nt the other end of the line. The rrarufacturar was obdurate and the Inspector laid the matter before the mayor and city attorney yesterday. The attorney said said there was no question but that the Inspector had a right to condemn the measures , as there was no such thing as a short gallon recognized In a legal way and to sell a quantity ot stuff under a gallon mark required the full amount of four quarts or there was fraud In the trans action. Evidences ot the same transactions were found In ono of the large grocery stores , where a stamped twenty-pound pall of jolly was found to weigh but .seventeen pounds gross or fifteen pounds net. This firm was advertising twenty pounds at a certain price , while a rival house was compelled to ad vertise fifteen pounds at n greater price simply because It went on the principle ot long Instead of short pounds , although the palls were ot Identically the same size. In the same way five gallon kegs were found to measure- but four gallons when the In spector's measures wcro produced. The parties have been warned that they have violated the law and that a repetition will call for exposure" and prosecution. TO Tin : Mil < to. Now that the school festival of song Is over I deem It Just thatr the parents and citizens should know how efficiently the de partments of flro and pollco seconded the efforts of the Bpard of Education to guard against the possibility of accidents from lire or panic. , jP , On the stage were something over 1,000 teachers and children. Care'had been taken to provide seats that vfeb Vibsolutcly safe , but we know that the ° coiisequences of nn alarm of flro during the progress of the festi val would be appalling. The matter T'is sug gested to the Board of Plf4 Snd Police Com missioners , which took quiet but decisive action , nnd during both eVefilngs , while par ents and friends were erfjoying the musical program , In addition to aJ strong force of teachers and janitors , eight firemen under the direction ot the cMtt of'"the department and five 'pollcenien were stationed- and about the stage1 to guarti every nook and corner. Five lines of hososwere laid Into the theater. Cli'einlcal engine No. 3 stood at the Capitol avenue entrance ? with a line of plpo laid to the stage , ' Hs3 company ready for Immediate action , and'lrt > so cart No. 9 ' u'aB-Btatloned ' at J the neSreUt hydrant.Uu These -wer\f ' "measures of''extreme caution , no doubt , nnd while there wns probably llttlo actuni danger , were warrantc'd by the cir cumstances. We Uhlnk the cheerful and effective co-operation of the officers and men of the flro and police departments deserve and will receive'the grateful appreciation of the public. CLINTON N. POWELL. President of Board of Education. Found n Cure tor hclutlo Klicumtxtlsm. Mrs. A. Inveon , residing at 720 Henry St. , Alton , 111. , suffered wlUi slatlc rheumatism for over eight months. She doctored for It nearly the whole of this tlmo , using various remedies recommended by trlends , and was treated by the physicians , but recelvpd no relief. She then used one and a half bottles of Chamberlain's Pain balm , which effected a cdmpleto cure. This Is published at her request , as she wants others similarly af flicted to know what cured her. For sale by all druggists. . SUNDAY OF MUSIC AND GAMES Local German Sinking Societies Entertain Friends at Rusor's Park. NAMES OF THOSE WHO WON PRIZES Officers Itcrfiitly Klrctcd by ttio Turnrorcln Mr. Btelnlmtiiior < > et I to-nl Coinpll- inont front 1'iitlierliind Other Local tlcrmuii < lo lp. Members of tlio Sacngerbund , Ltcderkranz and Swiss Singing society entertained tliclr frrends last Sunday at Iluser's pirk. Vdcal nnd Instrumental music during tlio afternoon was an attraction sutnclent to causa a largo number of people to visit tlio resort. Sev eral games , with prizes for tlio winners , pro vided additional entertainment. The ladles tohom prizes were awarded \vero Misses Lena Scgelke , Theresa Hoffman , nima llolln , Katie Pcssflngcr and Mrs. Fred Illly. Of tlio gentlemen tlio following were successful : William Dauincr , Herbert Uenschel , Henry Dochmer and Henry BoeckhofT. Ttio latter proved to bo fleetest of foot. Turin ore I M Unicorn. At the last regular seml-annu.il meeting of tlio turnveroln an election of officers was held. President Dr. Lucko declined reelection tion , having served three terms In an ac ceptable manner to all the members. Henry HoITniclster was selected to fill this position. Tlio remaining ofllcers wcro chosen as fol lows : Phillip Andres , vice president ; Detloff Jensen , secretary ; John Krage , assistant sec retary ; Theodore Becker , treasurer ; William Schnlz , first financial secretary ; Herman Kunde , second financial secretary ; Paul Wurl , leading gymnast ; Phillip Mueller , second end gymnast ; Henry Kolilft , presi dent of the school board ; Christ Hainan , president of the committee on arrarngcmcnts ; Herman Sclmeffcr , presi dent of the committee on entertainment ; William , Alstodt. president of the committee on mental culture. Tlio meeting was well attended. Will Knti-rtiihi JJcloKiitw. A number of eastern delegates to the eighth national convention of the American Turnerbund , . which Is to be held at Denveh July 8 , will arrive In Omaha two days pro- vlona and remain for five hours. While hero they are to bo entertained by the local turners at Germanla hall. Nebraska delegates - gates to the convention are : Phillip Andres of this city , R. Hoffmelstcr of Fremont ami John Saltier of Plattsmouth. Compliment to Mr. Stclnlmuarr. P. M. Stelnhauser , the musician and com poser , will perhaps cherish the remembrance of his CM birthday longer than any similar event In his life. On this day , which occurred last week , ho was the proud re cipient of a letter forwarded at the Instance of the prince regent of Bavaria , In which the latter acknowledges the receipt of Mr. Stelnliauser's composition for his majesty , sent last February. * JjOcnl Gcrmnit Gossip. A Lletlerkranz picnic Is to bo given June 24 In Dc rs * park at Twenty-fourth street and Wool worth avenue. On the occasion of his last birthday , which ho celebrated at his home last Sunday , A. C. Drelbus was presented with an elegant gold-headed cane , the gift of fellow members of the Llcderkranz society. It came In the > way of surprise , and the present Is , there fore , the moro highly prized by Mr. Drelbus. IHllou * Colic. Those who nro subject to attacks of this disease will bo Interested In tlio experience of Mrs. F. Butler' of 22 Flllmoro street , Falrhaven , Conn. She says : "I suffered for weeks with colic and pains In my stomach , caused by biliousness. One-half teaspoonful of Chamberlain's Chollc , Cholera and Diar rhoea remedy effected a cure. For saa by all druggists. The children will enjoy the animals at Courtland beach. Take them. A Now Kind ot Insurance. For 25 cents you can Insure yourself and family against any bad results from an at tack of bowel complaint during the summer. One or two doses of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy will cure any ordinary case. It never falls , and Is pleas ant and safe to take. No one can afford to bo without It. For sale at 25 cents per bet tie , by all druggists. Try a sail at Courtland. Cufiter Itollef Corp * Meetings. It was decided at the last regular meetIng - Ing of. George A. Custer Women's Relief corps to hold tlio next mooting on Thursday , Juno 28 , and during ( ho months of July and August to hold meetings on second and fourth Thursdays ot each month. Mary W. Hay , president. MAKING RAPID PROGRESS. Itnndiill 1'nlmrr Doing I'm I Work In Mnl < * Int ; Crlmlmtl Itrronl. Ilmulall Palmer of 11 lair , Neb. , wanted tlicro for horse stealing , was arrested yester day In Crescent City , In. , for attempting to pass a worthless check on n bank there. A telegram was received by the chief of pollco here to that effect , nnd the authorities at Crescent City wcro at once wired to hold Palmer for horse stealing. Ijist Wednesday night , after the pollco picnic , Judge Walton's flno team and buggy were stolen from his stable at lllalr. The rig was traced as far ns Fort Omaha , and there all account ot It was lost. Thursday night It was found nt the Gem stables In this city and the property Identified as belonging to Judge Walton. Mayor U. W. Stewart of nialr was In this city yesterday. He Is nn old acquaintance of Palmer's. When the horseso wore stolen from Judge Walton's stable It was nt once suggested by the major that possibly Palmer knew something of the theft. Inasmuch as ho was also missing. Ho furnished the pollco of this city a complete description of Palmer. On the way to Omaha with the stolen team , Palmer stopped nt a farm house , half a mile north of Florence , and after calling the watch dog off , went In and robbed Farmer Chris Johnson of n check for $40 drawn on the Citizens State bank here. This was all ho got , and when ho reached town early In the mornIng - Ing , ho took the check to the bank on which It was drawn and attempted to get It cashed , To all appearances the check was all right , but the bank would not advance the fnce value of It , but gave Palmer some cash. After doing this It concluded to notify the po- lie In case It did turn out to bo a forgery. It did so , and Friday It turned out that the check had been stolen. The bank people saw the team of horses when Pnlmor drove up to the bank. They also Informed the pollco of this. From hero Palmer went to South Omaha , then to Council Bluffs , and from there to Crescent City. Hero ho remained from Fri day morning till evening nnd as soon as the bank opened yesterday morning ho attempted to get a check cashed. It Is not known who made the check , but Palmer endorsed It. The bank refused to cash It , but Instead In formed the pollco. Kamlall Palmer Is now about 23 years of age. Ho has wealthy and Influential rela tives residing here. About seven years ago a young man went to the pollco station hero and to Captain Mostyn told a very strange story. Ho said his name was Donahue and that ho was a fugitive from Justice from the state of Flor ida. He said ho robbed the malls there about n month previous to his arrival here and ho told where the robbery occurred. Ho told Captain Mostyn where the sack could be located. The captain was much In doubt , but turned him over to the federal authori ties. These compelled him to make an af fidavit that what ho said was truo. Ho did this gladly. He was taken back to Florida and found the mall sacks exactly where ho had placed them a couple of months before. He said when he committed the robbery ho was out of his head. Prosecution did not follow , owing to the Influence of friends. Af ter ho became clear of this affair ho wont to England and enlisted In the British navy. After a short service there he deserted and returned to this country. About three months after his return ho stole a bicycle at Blair and , going to Calhoun , disposed of It. Ho was caught In Sioux City , but his grand father got him clear of this by making good the amount that had been paid for the wheel. Shortly after this he enlisted In the United States army and after a brief service deserted and there Is now a reward of $60 for his apprehension for desertion. When he returns to Blair ho will have to answer for horse stealing , then In this city for attempting to pass a worthless check , then In Crescent City for a llko offense. It Is not known whether the United States au thorities will demand to try him for deser tion or not. Palmer's mother resides In this city. The children will enjoy the animals at Courtland beach. Toke them. CU3I1SO COUXTI CHOI'S. WEST POINT , Juno 16. To the Editor of The Boo : Tn last Sunday's Boo there ap pears a crop report from Cumlng county which says In substance that the small grain Is ruined and that If wo did not have any rain in a week corn would also bo ruined. A similar report occurs In the ag ricultural report for May. Both reports ore without foundation In fact. 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